The ongoing controversy involving actress Blake Lively and her It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni took another turn on Monday after fresh allegations surfaced from a former colleague. While Lively has accused Baldoni of sexual harassment on the set of the film, a claim Baldoni denies, the feud has been further fueled by an unexpected source—a former extra on Lively’s breakout series, Gossip Girl. Rosella Rago, a former extra on Gossip Girl who now runs the popular Cooking With Nonna social media brand and book series, publicly accused Lively of unprofessional and unpleasant behavior during her time on the show.
In a TikTok video that has since amassed over 80,000 views, Rago detailed her experiences working alongside the actress. “She would burp and fart in the middle of set—and act like we were lucky to be smelling her farts. She was very unpleasant to work with.
I just don’t know how else to say it,” Rago claimed. Rago, who worked on Gossip Girl intermittently across six seasons, did not mince words in her critique of Lively, stating, “I have met Blake Lively. I worked with her on Gossip Girl .
I’m sorry to burst your bubble, but she’s horrendous.” Rago alleged that Lively often acted dismissively toward extras on set, claiming that any attempt at kindness from the actress felt disingenuous. “When she tried to be nice, it was so over-the-top it felt like she was acting,” Rago said.
She further described Lively as “high-handed and rude to unimpo.
